Risk and Resilience When I think of a resilient person‚ what comes to mind is someone who can face the obstacles in their life head-on. These people can keep their cool when disaster strikes. Resilient people are able to utilize their skills and strengths to cope and recover from problems and challenges. There are various degrees of setbacks in our lives‚ some bigger or smaller than others. How we learn to cope and deal with these setbacks not only will attribute our outcome‚ but also our psychological
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field of positive psychology is a relatively new area of study and its research is in its infancy. According to Alex Linley‚ Joseph‚ Harrington‚ and Wood (2006)‚ positive psychology in a nutshell‚ is the creation of a common language‚ which translates the study of positive traits and outcomes. It is also a domain of psychological strengths with a common metaphysical heritage‚ which relates and interacts with each other (Alex Linley‚ Joseph‚ Harrington‚ & Wood‚ 2006). One way to use positive psychology
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What constitutes a well-lived life? Defining the meaning of life and the conditions‚ traits and features of a well-lived life is a question that throughout history engrossed theologians‚ philosophers‚ artists and‚ more recently‚ positive psychologists. This essay outlines findings from a selection of the literature and research to answer this question with the aim of identifying whether happiness is the true sign and the ultimate goal and marker of a well-lived life. This review of the literature
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Philosophy of Resilience: Development of Individuals‚ Families‚ and Social Systems Resilience has a different meaning to different people. Personally‚ I view resilience as a preventative approach as a result of inflicted threats. The concept affects the entire ecosystem which is outlined by Urie Bronfenbrenner; from the individual to the Macrosystem. The determination of resilient practices depends on the context in which it occurs. Historically‚ resilience has been labeled as a deficit-based approach
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Nathaniel‚ a teenage boy who has recently moved to the quiet outer suburban town of Cheshunt has developed and used resilience to overcome the challenges and problems that he faces in Isobelle Carmody’s The Gathering. The town is a mysterious place‚ and seems to have a lurking evil which Nathaniel and his friends strive to fight. Nathaniel uses resilience to overcome many challenges thrown at him in the book. Two examples would be his rocky relationship with his mother and when his much loved pet
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Lastly‚ one of the strongest attributes that one can associate with Indigenous peoples is their resilience. Resilience is defined as the ability to return to normal. They have been mistreated time and time again‚ however they continue to fight for themselves and the rights they deserve. In these two relating challenges‚ resilience is clearly illustrated. Firstly‚ with the foster care issue‚ we see the Misipawistik Cree Nation being resilient by approaching abusive households and situations in different
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repression. Others call it that ability resilience and count it a result of the children’s desire and strength. Resilience or Repression
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true association between age and resilience‚ and recommended future research to assess age and resilience (Demakakos‚ Netuveli‚ Cable & Blane‚ 2014) Gender differences. Jordan (2005) explains that when researching resilience‚ gender roles must be taken into account in order to increase understanding. Throughout 24 the lifespan males are more likely than females to have negative health outcomes‚ including greater risk of dying in infancy and a shorter life span (Werner‚ 2005). In the United States
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Background on resilience Resilience is being able to get back up after falling down and carry on with life. Life is full of ups and downs and when your life is at a down point resilience will help you to bounce back again. Resilience is important for mental health because if you are not able to bounce back from times of adversity an individual runs the risk of poor mental health turning into a mild mental illness. Nick Wall’s showed he was a resilient person after the tragedy of the February 22nd
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separated and sent to different POW camps that were overly abusive and put Louie through a lot of mental and physical pain. In the novel‚ Unbroken‚ Laura Hillenbrand uses Louie’s life experiences to show his two most important traits‚ optimism‚ and resilience. During Louie’s life‚ he had never failed to be resilient. Through the time that he had been struggling to survive at POW camps‚ with everything that the
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